Myth and Ritual: An Empirical Approach

Examples where a ritual has a clear connection to a myth are actually rare in the ane, with the exception of Egypt, yet they provide the best evidence for the connection between the two. Comparison of examples does not support some previous generalisations about the connection of myth and ritual but...

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Главный автор: Weeks, Noel K. (Автор)
Формат: Электронный ресурс Статья
Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: Brill 2015
В: Journal of ancient Near Eastern religions
Год: 2015, Том: 15, Выпуск: 1, Страницы: 92-111
Другие ключевые слова:B Myth and ritual Sumerian Sacred Marriage Akkadian incantations Assyrian Cult Commentaries Egyptian rituals Hittite absent gods Biblical festivals
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Итог:Examples where a ritual has a clear connection to a myth are actually rare in the ane, with the exception of Egypt, yet they provide the best evidence for the connection between the two. Comparison of examples does not support some previous generalisations about the connection of myth and ritual but rather raises the possibility that the connection varies with culture and period. Further the myths involved are often different to the myths known from the literary tradition, raising the likelihood of separate functions for the literary tradition and whatever tradition lay behind these texts. That in turn leads to a need to conjecture a reason for the difference in attestation of myths in the literary traditions of Mesopotamia and Egypt.
ISSN:1569-2124
Второстепенные работы:In: Journal of ancient Near Eastern religions
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15692124-12341270